Egg3 sale in Singapore

If you happen to find yourselves in Singapore in the next couple of days, do go to this wonderful store Egg3 who are having their end of season sale with discounts of up to 50%. It’s a treasure trove of unique and quirky homeware, tee-shirts and gift accessories. Whenever I go back to Singapore, this is [...]

Jessica Kagan Bangles at S*uce

Inject some sass into your wardrobe and make an artistic statement with these gorgeous Jessica Kagan bangles available exclusively at S*uce. The ivory bracelets that have some cheeky phrases and quotes from old movies or books are hot amongst Hollywood stars such as Lindsay Lohan.
S*uce at the Village Mall, Dubai 04 344 7270
S*uce at Marina Mall, [...]

Fashion and architecture

 
Skin + Bones: Parallel Practices in Fashion and Architecture is back with a new installation, venue and different designers. The exhibition that will open in April 2008 will feature Vivienne Westwood, Alexander Mcqueen and Hussein Chalayan among other designers and will focus on the visual and conceptual similarities between fashion and architecture since the 80s. The architecture [...]

Jimmy Choo’s art bags

Is it a bag? Is it a piece of art? It’s art in a bag. Shoe designer to the A-listers has teamed up with artist Richard Phillips to launch a range of Limited Edition art-bags- Nuclear Tote bag and Riot print clutch.
 Available at Jimmy Choo stores from January 2008 and Harvey Nichols in Dubai.

Trend-setters at Pecha Kucha Dubai

                                                              

Row 1 from left: Manabu Ozawa with a friend; the lady in white is always dressed in quirky accessories, I must get her name next time.
Row 2 from left: White-tee clad girls; and girls engaged in a deep conversation
Row 3 from left: the gorgeous girl in houndstooth dress always turns up in funky outfits, again [...]

Pecha Kucha Dubai snapshots

Clockwise from top left: Louis Vuitton’s corporate communications manager Ruth Bradley (in black) enagaged in conversation with a friend; gorgeous girl checking out the Pecha Kucha guide; aaUAE board member Kashani Wijetunga in a reflective mood; Rasha Shaath presenting Nadine Kanso’s work; two jolly fellows chillin’ on bean bags; Laura Trelford of art Dubai; two [...]

Design and the virtual world

Here’s a new online bookstore devoted exclusively to art, architecture, design, lifestyle, photography, and fashion books with an extensive collection that you could add to your bookshelves at the click of a mouse. www.designartabooks.co.uk
I have to admit that there’s something about these beautiful coffee-table books that can’t be compared to the web-based content. Check out the Valentino [...]

Man-dals?

Carrie Bradshaw’s favourite shoe designer Manolo Blahnik is adding some pizzazz to men’s shoes with his latest six-piece capsule collection. The leopard print sandal- Bir, is my absolute favourite, grrr. The designer who was recently awarded the CBE for his contribution to the fashion industry has given the classic styles a modern twist. Check out the red Oxford brogue, aren’t they [...]

Cool messenger

Are men too prone to ‘It’ bags of the season? And we thought it was only the fairer sex who made getting on a waiting list for a super expensive bag sound glamorous. Personally, the waiting game doesn’t do it for me. While the latest isue of GQ would have us believing that the old-fashioned [...]